Mountain Creek is making snow tonight - New lodge opens Saturday

The big news is Mountain Creek in Vernon N.J. is making snow tonight according to a status update on their facebook page. The bigger news is their new Red Tail Lodge opens Saturday.

Unfortunately, Mother Nature was a little confused in November and early December and tonight's cold temps are too little to late to create enough snow of skiing and snowboarding on Saturday.

On the other hand they'll be no distractions from checking out the new lodge. Who really wants to hang out in a lodge, when there is snowsliding top be had?

The official ribbon cutting is at 1 p.m. At my day job as a photographer at the Times of Trenton, I've been to more than my share of ribbon cuttings (was at one today!), and nothing gets the blooding flowing and heart pumping like a pair of jumbo clown scissors attacking a helpless ribbon.

There will be an open house and tours of the lodge from after the ribbon drops til 5 p.m.

On display will be each of the new specialty restaurants & bars: Hawks Nest fine-dining, Schuss Après Ski bar & wood-fired oven, the Biergarten beer and brauts BBQ patio, and Kickstand Coffee.

Fireworks & BagJump Show start at 6:30 p.m.

The Celebration Party kicks in at 7 p.m. til 11 p.m. with the The B Street Band There is no cover charge, but you'd got to be at least 21 to attend.